Adventure Time Fionna & Cakes Card Wars cover by Erica Wong. Adventure Time Cake is a Card Wars champ who can’t be beat, and Fionna … is really tired of getting beaten! They set off in search of a challenger who can really test Cake’s mettle. When they stumble across some gamer slugs, they think they’ve hit the jackpot, but these guys have never heard of Cake and refuse to even play with her!

My Little Pony: Art of Equestria Exclusive Advance Sampler Giveaway

A Pony Day (Friday, 7/10) SDCC exclusive! We’re giving away samplers from My Little Pony: The Art of Equestria to some lucky pony fans at the Hasbro booth! This is a sneak peek in advance of the book’s October release!

Porkins Character Key

Slayer Exclusive Metal Comic Cover

This is the real deal. Not a foil stamped cover, but 100% metal! If you love the band Slayer than this is a must! This 32 page comic book tells the story of how the greatest heavy metal band on the planet came to be. Only a limited amount of books made for the show, so don’t be slow before they’re all sold out!

Exclusive Alien 1979 Retro Minimate

In 1979, a nearly 2-foot tall Alien action figure appeared on toy store shelves, kicking off global excitement for the Alien film franchise and its numerous toy tie-ins. Now, 35 years later, Diamond Select Toys has created a 2-inch Minimates mini-figure of the Alien that pays tribute to that classic action figure! Contained in a classically styled window box, this single-packed Alien Minimate features 16 points of articulation and fully interchangeable parts, as well as a translucent skull dome with glow in the dark skull, just like the original toy! As an added bonus, the teeth glow too! Celebrate 35 years of horror!

Price: $7.00

Exclusive Arrow and Flash TV Super Hero Fight Club Mug Pen Holder

It’s an epic battle for the fate of your desk! Made from high-quality ceramic, this handsome new pen holder comes with a sturdy handle and is decorated with a beautiful wrap around diorama featuring your favorite heroes and villains from the CW Arrow and Flash TV shared universe – Flash, Malcolm Merlyn, Arrow, Heat Wave, Captain Cold, Black Canary, Ras Al Ghul, Firestorm, Arsenal, and Reverse Flash! * Pen not included. This is a single mug pen holder. Two mug pen holders are pictured to show the wrap around design.

Price: $15.00

Exclusive Avengers Age of Ultron Marvel Minimates Set of 5

The biggest Marvel movie yet continues to conquer the Minimates Universe! This five-pack of Minimates based on Marvel’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron features new characters and new looks that fans of the movie have been waiting for! Iron Man Mark 45, Tony Stark, Nick Fury, and Iron Legion #01 take on a more powerful Final Form Ultron in the must-have box set for any Marvel movie fan! Each 2-inch Minimates mini-figure features 14 points of articulation and fully interchangeable parts, as well as a clear display stand. Packaged in a full-color window box.

Price: $28.00

Exclusive DC Comics Bombshells Harley Quinn Die Cut Mouse Pad

Icon Heroes is dropping the bombshell … with the new Harley Quinn “Bombshells” Mouse Pad! Taken from the cover art of DC Comics Harley Quinn issue #7, this stunning, full color mouse pad is just the thing to put a smile on your face… and you know how Harley LOVES smiles! This mouse pad measures approximately 10″ W x 9″ H and is 1/8″ thick. It combines a superb tracking surface with vibrant color and the soft touch of fabric.

Price: $13.00

Exclusive Flash TV Deluxe Letter Opener

From the hit show The Flash comes this Action Figure Xpress San Diego Comic Con 2015 Exclusive letter opener! Measuring approximately 7 inches long, the lightning bolt letter opener is made of high quality metal and stores nicely on the scarlet circular base showing the Flash’s iconic symbol!

From MEDICOM Toy. This recasting of the Marmit Vinyl Paradise Godzilla 2000 sofubi measures 8 5/8” tall and depicts the kaiju king with his head cocked slightly to the left in mid-roar. Cast in dark brown vinyl with black and blue spray highlights and gold, white and red detail paint applications. Polybagged with a header card.

From MEDICOM Toy. This recasting of the Marmit Vinyl Paradise Godzilla 2000 sofubi measures 8 5/8” tall and depicts the kaiju king with his head cocked slightly to the left in mid-roar. Cast in dark brown vinyl with black and blue spray highlights and gold, white and red detail paint applications. Polybagged with a header card.

This sculpt of Godzilla from 1962’s King Kong vs. Godzilla was originally released in 2002 and has had several different colorway variations over the years. Standing approximately 8” tall, this Marmit “King-Goji” sofubi is cast in blue vinyl and features gold spray highlights and white detail paint applications. Polybagged with a header card.

Price: $65.00

Exclusive Godzilla Vinyl Wars Radon / Rodan Sofubi Vinyl Figure

From MEDICOM Toy. Known as “Radon” in his native Japan, Rodan premiered in his own solo Toho film, Rodan the Flying Monster in 1956, just two years after the premier of the classic Godzilla and noted as the first color Toho Kaiju Eiga. This “Overseas Exclusive” sofubi depicts the flying kaiju as he first appeared, cast in a light brown vinyl and featuring silver and gold spray highlights and red detail paint applications. Polybagged with a header card.

Price: $75.00

Exclusive Gothitropolis Dark Mist Decimus Hrabban Raven Action Figure

Utilizing his ability to transform into a foggy, ethereal entity, Decimus can swiftly and stealthily stalk the catacombs of Gothitropolis without detection. Utilizing his ability to transform into a foggy, ethereal entity, Decimus can swiftly and stealthily stalk the catacombs of Gothitropolis without detection. Includes bonus battle pack with alternate Screaming Raven head, war helmet, and Blood Saber!

Price: $35.00

Exclusive Predator Bottle Opener

The Predator is the ultimate hunter, and every part of him is a deadly weapon – even his distinctive metal mask! This Action Figure Xpress San Diego Comic Con 2015 Exclusive sculpted metal bottle opener of the Predator’s faceplate has magnets on the back so you can hang it on the fridge when you’re not popping the top off a beverage. Packaged in a full-color sleeve.

Price: $20.00

Exclusive Supergirl Blue Costume Femme Fatales PVC Statue

Move over Superman – there’s a new Super-person in Metropolis! This Action Figure Xpress San Diego Comic Con 2015 Exclusive Supergirl PVC statue shows her in her blue costume as she appeared in later episodes of Justice League. Supergirl measures approximately 9 inches tall atop a diorama base and comes packaged in a full-color window box.

Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab #1- SDCC Road Trip Edition

After a young boy dies in his taxi cab, Cyrus Perkins must solve the boy’s murder … or be haunted by the spirit trapped in his car! Get this exclusive SDCC “Road Trip” Edition of Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab before the book’s official launch in October!

Emerald City Goggles from The Steam Engines of Oz

Based on The Steam Engines of Oz, Arcana is excited to present the exclusive Emerald City Compass Goggles. As worn by Victoria in The Steam Engines of Oz, these green lens steampunk goggles are made of the finest quality and are an excellent accessory for any, and all. With the purchase of these one of a kind goggles, the collected hardcover edition of The Steam Engines of Oz is included.

Price: $50.00

H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Plush

Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu stories, this limited edition plush makes a great addition alongside your Lovecraft novels. This exclusive toy is a must for any Lovecraft fan and for those who must answer ‘The Call of the Cthulhu’. Come get your Great Old One, because this time, he might not return.

Price: $20.00

H.P. Lovecraft’s Necronomicon

H.P. Lovecraft’s grimoire is available as a very limited edition leather bound book! Abdul Alhazred has locked away the entire hardcover graphic novel series Howard Lovecraft & The Three Kingdoms.

Arsenic Lullaby Laundry is Hell Poster

Featuring an illustration by Eisner and Harvey Award Nominee Douglas Paszkiewicz, known for his work on Arsenic Lullaby and Mad Magazine, his cartoonish yet skillfully precise style is one of a kind. 18×24,” gloss 4-color poster.

Price: $20.00

Arsenic Lullaby No. Zero Limited edition

This is an exclusive comic, reprinting the best stories of this landmark graphic novel. Aside from it being an Eisner Award Nominee for “Best Humor Publication,” characters featured in this issue went on to be seen on Comedy Central last season. The back cover has been left blank and every issue will be graced with a sketch by the illustrator of this issue, Douglas Paszkiewicz, known for his work on Arsenic Lullaby, and Mad magazine. Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 9″, 50-pound offset interior pages in black and white. 80-pound cardstock matte finish 4-color cover, 96 pages.

Price: $20.00

Cthulhu and the Last Man on Earth Poster

Featuring an illustration by Eisner and Harvey Award Nominee Douglas Paszkiewicz, known for his work on Arsenic Lullaby and Mad Magazine, his cartoonish yet skillfully precise style is one of a kind. Each poster will be signed and numbered by Douglas. 18×24,” 80-pound white offset, 3-color silk-screened poster.

Wicked City Soundtrack

Wicked City original soundtrack on 180 gram vinyl produced on black and red splatter wax. original score by Osamu Shoji. The soundtrack comes with a lapel pin of the album artwork that is only included with the Comic-Con edition. Comic-Con 2015 is the official release of the soundtrack.

Uber #25 Brickhouse

Dressing Your Octopus Paper Doll Sheet

This sheet of Octo-Victorian paper dolls features Victoria Prismall and her pet land octopus Otto from Brian Kesinger’s popular book series that includes Walking Your Octopus, Coloring With Your Octopus, and Traveling With Your Octopus. The paper dolls are making their exclusive debut at Comic-Con 2015 to commemorate the announcement of the forthcoming book Dressing Your Octopus.

Lady Mechanika Tablet of Destinies #3 SDCC Sketch Edition

Lady Mechanika: The Tablet of Destinies #3 with an SDCC exclusive sketch cover by Joe Benitez. The lavishly illustrated steampunk series continues! The tabloids dubbed her “Lady Mechanika“, the sole survivor of a mad scientist’s horrible experiments which left her with mechanical limbs and no memory of her past. Set in a fictionalized Victorian England, Lady Mechanika is about a young woman’s search for her identity as she solves other mysteries involving science and the supernatural.

Cheatin’ Blu-ray

Bill’s Plympton’s animated feature Cheatin’ available on BluRay for the first time! Partially financed by a successful Kickstarter campaign. After a theatrical run in April and May, Cheatin’ was named by IndieWire as #6 of the 15 Best Movies of 2015. Winner of over 15 festival prizes, including the Annecy Animation Festival’s Jury Prize, Cheatin’ tells the story of a newlywed wife who proves the depth of her love by becoming her cheating husband’s mistresses. 76 min. Not rated.

World of Warcraft: Funko POP! Murloc Vinyl Figures (3 pack)

The only thing better than Funko’s green Pop! Murloc, is an all-new 3 pack exclusive featuring never-before-seen blue, pink and orange murlocs! Be sure to grab a set now before they swim away forever!

Price: $29.99

World of Warcraft: Cute but Deadly Shadowform Illidan Figure

So angry! So cute! ‘You are not prepared’ to deal with how awesome-sauce Illidan looks as our new Cute But Deadly figure exclusive for 2015! Shadowform Illidan features an onyx black, semi-transparent body and glow-in-the-dark tattoos.

Price: $17.99

World of Warcraft: Nexus Whelpling Plush

We were rocking five colors of dragonflight before dragons ‘sold out’ and went mainstream. Celebrate the heyday of serpentine flight with this exclusive Nexus variant of our upcoming Dragon Whelpling plush series!

Boots & Pup: Collected Graphic Novel

Boots & Pup: Collected is the ULTIMATE B & P experience! Collecting the first two all-ages graphic novels in the series, this 230 page Comic-Con exclusive book has it all! Part 1: Inspired Laziness. Boots craves normalcy and an honest living—too bad Pup and his free spirit ways interfere at every turn! Inspired Laziness tells the tale of two best friends, an oddball fish and office shenanigans against a sci-fi background! What ancient object does Pup keep under his hat and who are the worm and warlord obsessed with it’s secret? Part 2: The Amulet of Sum-Tin. Boots & Pup have a problem – the place they work has been invaded by an amulet obsessed warlord and his humanoid shark minions! Add to it a double crossing worm and a rocketship who thinks he’s a toaster. Boots & Pup: The Amulet of Sum-Tin tells the madcap tale of two best friends and how an ancient object has put into motion a grand pursuit that may soon span the galaxy! This book is a follow-up to the 2014 graphic novel Boots & Pup: Inspired Laziness and continues the tale of these two friends and the odd cast of characters that surround them. Bonus material: 21 pages of bonus art including 8 additional pages of comics!

Minions Keychain Set

“Ladies of the Con” SDCC Exclusive FanMail Mystery Box

CineQuest.com has partnered with FanMail, a new pop culture subscription box for women by women, to offer an exclusive mystery box! Only sold at SDCC, this mystery box features a show exclusive comic book and t-shirt as well as jewelry, trading cards and a Funko Pop! Vinyl figure. Buyers also receive a two-month subscription to FanMail’s great mix of pop culture goodies.

Price: $85.00

Orphan Black Exclusive “Road Trip to San Diego” IDW Comic Book

Welcome to the trip, man! Join Cosima, Sarah, Alison, Rachel and Helena for an exclusive “Road Trip to San Diego” Orphan Black comic book cover. Produced in cooperation with IDW and FanMail, CineQuest.com is proud to present an exclusive Orphan Black #4 cover featuring artwork by Alan Quah. Written by John Fawcett, this issue focuses on Alison Hendrix, a typical soccer mom with a typical husband and two adopted children. But she also happens to be a clone in pursuit of her origins.

Price: $10.00

Supernatural “Swan Song” 1:64 Die-Cast MeItallicar w/ Sam’s Army Man

We’re marking 10 years of Supernatural and commemorating one the most important episodes with our “Swan Song” variant 1967 Chevy Impala. In conjunction with Greenlight Collectibles, this licensed 1:64 scale die-cast car is a replica of the Impala as it appeared on the Rainbow Motors lot, where it was purchased by John Winchester. It features Rainbow Motors dealer plates, the price and year as marked on the windshield in paint and all the dust it gathered while on the lot.

Price: $19.99

Supernatural Exclusive”Road Trip to San Diego” T-shirt

10 years gone, more to come! Join the hunt as CineQuest.com marks the coming 11th season of Supernatural with a tribute to the Winchester brothers, featuring a great portrait in salt! This Exclusive Limited Edition licensed T-shirt will be the perfect commemorative for your trip to the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International.

Comic-Con International 2015 Flash Official T-shirt

Just in time for The Flash’s 75th anniversary, this amazing image by Andy and Joe Kubert, on an ash grey shirt, brings the comics version of the mega-popular TV show star to his first SDCC shirt in decades. ADULT S-XL: $21.55; ADULT XXL: $24.79; ADULT XXXL: $28.03; WOMEN’S S-XL: $21.55; YOUTH S-L: $18.31. PRICES INCLUDE SALES TAX. Pre-order now to make sure you get your shirt! Click the ADVANCE PURCHASE link on this page to pre-order.

Price: $21.55

Comic-Con International 2015 Official Logo T-shirt

This year’s Comic-Con logo T-shirt is offered on both a black shirt and a “steel” (light grey) shirt in adult, women’s, and youth sizes. In addition, there’s a teal version for women! ADULT S-XL: $21.55; ADULT XXL: $24.79; ADULT XXXL: $28.03; WOMEN’S S-XL: $21.55; YOUTH S-L: $18.31. PRICES INCLUDE SALES TAX. Pre-order now to make sure you get your shirt! Click the ADVANCE PURCHASE link on this page to pre-order.

Price: $21.55

Comic-Con International 2015 Toucan “Moon” Official T-shirt

Back by popular demand, this Toucan T-shirt features our T-shirted Toucan dancing in front of the moon over San Diego on a black shirt. Toucan art by Rick Geary. ADULT S-XL: $21.55; ADULT XXL: $24.79; ADULT XXXL: $28.03; WOMEN’S S-XL: $21.55; YOUTH S-L: $18.31. PRICES INCLUDE SALES TAX. Pre-order now to make sure you get your shirt! Click the ADVANCE PURCHASE link on this page to pre-order.

BOOM! Studio’s Lumberjanes #15 comiXology Variant

Get BOOM! Studios’ Lumberjanes #15 with special variant cover by Hope Larson. Lumberjanes is created by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis & Noelle Stevenson, with issue #15 written by Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters with illustrations by Brooke Allen.

Price: $0.00

Dynamite’s Will Eisner’s The Spirit #1 comiXology Variant

Get Dynamite’s Will Eisner’s The Spirit #1 with special variant cover by Jenny Frison. Will Eisner’s The Spirit #1 is written by Matt Wagner, illustrated by Dan Schkade and colored by Brennan Wagner.

Price: $0.00

IDW’s Onyx #1 comiXology Variant

Get IDW Publishing’s Onyx #1 with special variant cover by Gabriel Rodriguez. Onyx #1 is written by Chris Ryall, with art by Gabriel Rodriguez.

Price: $0.00

Marvel’s A-Force #2 comiXology Variant

Get Marvel’s A-Force #2 with special variant cover art by Siya Oum. A-Force #2 is written by G. Willow Wilson and illustrated by Jorge Molina.

Get Valiant’s X-O Manowar: Valiant 25th Anniversary Special #1 with special variant cover art by Al Barrionuevo. X-O Manowar: Valiant 25th Anniversary Special #1 is written by Robert Venditti and illustrated by CAFU.

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